Rational utilization of diagnostic tests in cardiology

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-50

  Luna F, Bráulio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032617779     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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